Sultan pleco L264 or L314?

[Rob909]

I got two plecos in on May 5th that we’re ordered as L. joselimai. They look a little brown to me though so I’m wondering if they could be Leporacanthicus sp.
I also see L264 with a bit more spots than mine. These are my first sultan plecos so I’m not too well versed on these.
They’re in quarantine at the moment and it was a bit tough to get good photos. I’ll label the plecos A and B for reference.

 

[Rob909]

Anyone have any thoughts?

 

[Rob909]

I’m also wondering if these could be L263...

 

[Bonsai1974]

Nice

 

[DHarris]

Looks like L314 to me. L264 is more of a slate/blue grey, whereas these have a bit more brown to them. Also, while variable, I think the L314 have smaller spots and less of them. That could also be specific to the ones I've seen.
At the size these appear to be, I'd also expect to see some more white on the fins if these were L264.

 

[Rob909]

Looks like L314 to me. L264 is more of a slate/blue grey, whereas these have a bit more brown to them. Also, while variable, I think the L314 have smaller spots and less of them. That could also be specific to the ones I've seen.
At the size these appear to be, I'd also expect to see some more white on the fins if these were L264.

Great info, I also received info from planet catfish that it could be L314 strictly due to collection point being the same as L264s. I do agree that these are more brown than grey, and spot patterns don’t look the same. I’ve seen that L264s grow out of the white on the fins as they age, so I did not make that a determining factor, but they do have barely any white on their fins.

 

[DHarris]

The 264s do grow out of the white. At this size I'd have expected to see it though.

 

[Rob909]

Good to know. I may rehome these and search for a couple 264s, but I don’t know yet.